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Cost effectiveness of the quality assurance and performance improvement project for suspected appendicitis study

AbstractIntroductionAppendicitis is the most common pediatric emergent surgical condition, with 77,000 American pediatric admissions costing $680...

📅 Sep 24, 2020 articles
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Global incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Background: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), yet the global...

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Intra-Amniotic Sildenafil Treatment Promotes Lung Growth and Attenuates Vascular Remodeling in an Experimental Model of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Background: Defective lung development resulting in lung hypoplasia and an attenuated and hypermuscularized pulmonary vasculature contributes to...

📅 Oct 01, 2020 articles
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Standardization of clinical care pathway leads to sustained decreased length of stay following Nuss pectus repair: A multidisciplinary quality improvement initiative

AbstractBackground and purposePostoperatively, standardized clinical care pathways (SCCPs) help patients reach necessary milestones for discharge....

📅 Sep 21, 2020 articles
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Severity of complications following restorative proctocolectomy in children is related to staging not diagnosis

AbstractBackgroundRestorative proctocolectomy (RPC) is performed using a variety of staged procedures for several diseases. Our aim was to assess...

📅 Sep 21, 2020 articles
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Outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgical treatment of intestinal malrotation in children

AbstractBackgroundThe safety of the laparoscopic treatment of intestinal malrotation remains controversial. This study compared the outcomes of...

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Infant spinal anesthesia reduces postoperative pain scores and pain medication consumption in infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy

We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the study by Seifarth on the use of spinal anesthesia (SA) in infants undergoing inguinal hernia...

📅 Sep 21, 2020 articles
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Reply to letter to the editor

We thank Dr. Ayesha Saleem and associates for sharing their experience. Unlike your findings, we and other researchers [1] did not find an...

📅 Sep 21, 2020 articles
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Thoracoscopic repair of congenital isolated H-type tracheoesophageal fistula

AbstractBackground/purposeThe available literature on congenital isolated H-type tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is limited, and preferred...

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Management of functioning pediatric adrenal tumors

AbstractAimThe aim of this study is to present our experience in the management of hormonally active adrenal tumors in children.Material and...

📅 Sep 21, 2020 articles
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Correction to: The G178A polymorphic variant of INSL3 may be linked to cryptorchidism among Egyptian pediatric cohort

In the original publication,

📅 Sep 21, 2020 articles
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Rules Are Meant to Be Broken: Examining the "Rule of 3" for Esophageal Dilations in Pediatric Stricture Patients

Background and aims: The "rule of 3" is a 40-year-old expert opinion that suggests dilating an esophageal stricture more than 3 mm is unsafe. Few...

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Characteristics of Anorectal Malformations in Children at the United States-Mexico Border: A 3-Year Study

Background: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are a group of congenital malformations affecting the lower gastrointestinal, urogenital, and/or...

📅 Oct 01, 2020 articles
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Ovarian Sparing Surgery in Mature Ovarian Teratomas in Children: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience

Introduction Despite its benign nature, possible bilateral presentation, and a very good prognosis, ovarian sparing tumorectomy (OST) in mature...

📅 Sep 20, 2020 articles
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Surgical Resection of Hepatoblastoma: Factors Affecting Local Recurrence

Introduction This study aimed to investigate potential factors contributing to local recurrence after surgical resection of hepatoblastoma (HB)....

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Phenotypic Switch of Human Peritoneal Macrophages during Childhood

Introduction Human peritoneal macrophages are resident in the abdominal cavity where they support the specific microenvironmental regulation. We...

📅 Sep 20, 2020 articles
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Increased Incidence of Functional Constipation in Children with a History of Perianal Abscess—A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Introduction Functional constipation (FC) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting up to 30 % of children. Voluntary stool withholding...

📅 Sep 20, 2020 articles
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UEMS Section and Board of Paediatric Surgery—A Historical Perspective

The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Section and Board of Pediatric surgery was founded more than 40 years ago. Since then major...

📅 Sep 20, 2020 articles
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Incidence Trends, Comorbidities, and Outcomes of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Among Children: A Nationwide Population-based Analysis

Objectives: Population-based analysis of incidence, comorbid conditions, microbiological characteristics, and outcomes of pyogenic liver abscess...

2 listens 📅 Oct 01, 2020 articles
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Massive, benign, cystic ovarian tumors: A technical modification for minimally invasive resection

AbstractThe majority of large, cystic ovarian tumors presenting in children are benign and amenable to ovarian sparing surgery (OSS). Laparoscopy...

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Comparison of Hirschsprung Disease Characteristics between Those with a History of Postoperative Enterocolitis and Those without: Results from the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium

Introduction The current understanding of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is based mainly on single-center, retrospective studies....

📅 Sep 19, 2020 articles
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Caustic Ingestion in Children: 1 Year Experience in 3 Italian Referral Centers

Objectives: Despite the efforts to reduce the exposure to corrosive household products, caustic ingestion in children is currently a significant...

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Combining Cribari matrix and Need For Trauma Intervention (NFTI) to accurately assess undertriage in pediatric trauma

AbstractBackground/PurposeThe American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma targets undertriage (UT) rates of MethodsWe reviewed...

📅 Sep 17, 2020 articles
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The chest wall gender divide: females have better cardiopulmonary function and exercise tolerance despite worse deformity in pectus excavatum

Abstract Purpose Pectus excavatum (PE) is a chest wall deformity of variable severity and symptomatology. Existing female-specific literature...

📅 Sep 17, 2020 articles
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Allocation of resources and development of guidelines for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Experience from a pediatric center in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

AbstractThe rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exceeded the standard capacity of many hospital systems and led to an...

📅 Sep 17, 2020 articles
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Predicting lethal pulmonary hypoplasia in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH): Institutional experience combined with CDH registry outcomes

AbstractBackgroundThe Severe Pulmonary Hypoplasia and Evaluation for Resuscitative Efforts (SPHERE) protocol was developed to attempt to identify...

📅 Sep 17, 2020 articles
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Diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasound to detect pathology that needs surgical exploration in children with umbilical discharge

AbstractBackgroundUmbilical discharge is common in children and mostly attributed to infection or granuloma. However, an underlying congenital...

📅 Sep 17, 2020 articles
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Perianal Crohn's Disease in Children and Adolescents

The incidence of Crohn's disease is increasing worldwide. The clinical course of childhood onset Crohn's disease is particularly aggressive with...

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Colorectal Vascular Anomalies

Vascular anomalies represent a diverse group of tumors and malformations. Those involving the colon and rectum can greatly impact patients'...

📅 Sep 18, 2020 articles
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Effects of Sucrose and Nonnutritive Sucking on Pain Behavior in Neonates and Infants undergoing Wound Dressing after Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction Wound dressing, a procedure that pediatric patients are commonly exposed to postoperatively, can cause strong physiological and pain...

📅 Sep 18, 2020 articles
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Top Themes From The Stay Current App

Top Themes From The Stay Current App

This clip from the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Update Course features Alejandra Casar Berazaluce, MD; Alexander Gibbons, MD; Rachel Hanke,...

📅 Sep 14, 2020 videos
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PDC 2020 Practice Gaps

PDC 2020 Practice Gaps

This clip from the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Update Course features Elizabeth Beierle, MD, Erik Skarsgard, MD, and Robert Cusick, MD presenting...

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Colorectal - Clinical Practice Updates

Colorectal - Clinical Practice Updates

This clip from the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Update Course features, Megan Durham, MD; Eunice Huang, MD; and Beth Rymeski, DO; presenting cases for...

📅 Sep 14, 2020 videos
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Gastroschisis - Clinical Practice Updates

Gastroschisis - Clinical Practice Updates

This clip from the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Update Course features, Miguel Guelfand, MD; Shawn St. Peter, MD; and Saleem Islam, MD; presenting...

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ERAS - Clinical Practice Updates

ERAS - Clinical Practice Updates

This clip from the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Update Course features, Mary Brindle, MD; and Kurt Heiss, MD; presenting cases for review by our...

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Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health

This clip from the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Update Course features, Marion Henry, MD; Victor Garcia, MD; and Erika Newman, MD; review and discuss...

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